Railway-crossing.



No. 877,340. PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908.

V A. HOSMER. RAILWAY CROSSING.

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No. 877,340. I PATENTED} JAN. 21, 1908. a A, HOSMER.

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ARTHUR HOSMER, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

RAILWAY-CROSSING.

A Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed October 17. 1907. Serial No. 397.933.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HosMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Crossings,of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in railway crossings andresides principally in the provision of a peculiar crossing rail andnovel means for connecting the crossing rails of the intersecting tracksand securing the reinforcing and guard rails thereto.

One of the objects of the invention is to de sign a railroad crossingcomprising few and durable parts which can be constructed and maintainedcheaply and without the aid of special tools and which will be strongerand more efficient and last much longer than the railroad crossings ingeneral use.

A further object of the invention is to obviate the necessity foremploying filling blocks between the, crossing ralls and the reinforcingand guard rails applied thereto.

For a full description of the invention and. the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a railway crossing embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. 3 is atransverse sectional view through one of the through crossing railsshowing the manner of connecting the sections of the intersectingcrossing rails thereto. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the corners of a crossingshowing a modification. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one ofthe crossing rails shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a similar view of theopposite crossing rail. Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view on the line88 of Fig. 5.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Specifically describing the embodiment of the invention shown in thefirst four figures of the drawings, the numerals 1 designate the throughrails of one of the tracks, and the said rails are continuous in lengthand extend entirely through the crossing. The crossing rails of theintersecting track comprise the outer sections 1 and the inner sections1*, the ends of the said sections fitting closely against the throughcrossing rails 1. These crossing rails are provided in their upper facewith the usual groove 2 for receiving the flanges of the car wheels andare also formed with the oppositely extending basal flanges 3 as shownmore clearly in Fig. 2, the said basal flanges serving as a support forthe guard rails and reinforcing rails. It will also be observed thatlongitudinal ribs 4 project outwardly upon opposite sides of thecrossing rails, the said ribs being designed to fit between the head andflange of the reinforcing and guard rails and to thereby obviate thenecessity of employing filling blocks.

The ends of the crossing rail sections 1? and 1 abutting against thethrough crossing rails l have the extremities thereof notched at 5 asindicated more clearly in Fig. 3 to receive theribs 4 of the throughrails, while their lower portions are cut away as indicated at 6 toreceive the basal flanges 3. With this construction a rigid interlockingconnection is produced between all of the crossing rails and the sameare securely held against relative vertical displacement due to thehammering of the wheels of the rolling stock. Extending along the outerside of each of the crossing rail sections 1 is a reinforcing rail 7 theouter end of which is bolted or otherwise rigidly connected to the trackrail 8 while the inner end has the web thereof notched to receive therib 4 of the through rail 1 against which it abuts, the head of thereinforcing rail resting upon the said rib while the base of thereinforcing rail rests upon the basal flange of the through rail. Asimilar reinforcing rail 7 is applied to each end of the through rails1, the inner end of the said reinforcing rail 7 abutting against thebefore mentioned reinforcing rail 7. Guard rails 9 are applied to theinner sides of the through crossing rails 1 at the oppo site endsthereof and have their inner extremities beveled and in engagement withthe correspondingly beveled ends of a reinforcing rail section 7 bapplied to the crossing rails 1 Guard rails 9" fit against the innersides of the crossing rail sections l and have the web portions of theirextremities notched to receive the ribs 4 of the through rails 1,

the ends of the guard rails resting upon the basal flanges of the saidthrough rails. Similar guard rails 9 extend along the intermediateportions of the through rails 1 and have their ends abutting against thebefore mentioned rails 9. Angle pieces 10 are fitted within the variouscorners of the crossing and bolts 11 cooperate with the same to lock thevarious members of the crossing in position.

A modification of the invention is shown in Figs. 5 to 8 in which thecrossing rails 1 and 1 are both continuous and are provided withcorresponding notches so as to fit together to form a tight joint. Thesecrossing rails are identical in cross section with those previouslydescribed, being provided with oppositely extending basal flanges forthe support of the guard and reinforcing rails and being also providedupon their sides with the longitudinal ribs designed to engage the webportion of the reinforcing and guard rails and to thereby obviate thenecessity for employing filling blocks. The rail section 1 has the upperportion thereof notched at 12 Fig. 6 while the lower portion of therails 1 is notched at 13, Fig. 7, the said rails being fitted. togetherso that the upper faces thereof lie in the same-plane. It will also beobserved that the top of the rail section 1 is provided with atransverse notch 14 Fig. 7 adapted to aline with the groove in the railsection 1 Fig. 6 for receiving the flanges of the car wheels. With thisconstruction the angle pieces 1O have a channel formation, thelongitudinal ribs of the rails fitting between the flanges at the topand bottom thereof. If found desirable the regular running rail andguardrails may be notched as indicated at 15 Fig. 1 to allow the spikesto pass through these flanges for engagement with the basal flange, bymeans of which the crossing is secured to the ties.v

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A crossing rail provided with a longitudinal rib for engaging the webportion of a reinforcing rail and also formed with a basal flangeadapted to extend under the reinforcing rail to support the same.

2. A crossing rail provided upon its opposite sides with longitudinalribs for engaging the web portion of reinforcing and guard rails, andalso provided with oppositely exteriding basal flanges for supportingthe said ral s.

3. A railway crossing comprising a through crossing rail provided uponits opposite sides with longitudinal ribs, intersecting crossing railsections having the ends thereof notched to receive the ribs of thethrough rail, and

means for locking the rail sections together.

4. Arailway crossing comprising a through crossing rail, an intersectingcrossing rail, reinforcing rails applied to the crossing rails, the saidcrossing rails embodying means for with longitudinal ribs and also withoppositely extending basal flanges, intersecting crossing rail sectionsabutting against the through crossing rail, the ends of the intersecting crossing rails being notched to receive the ribs of the throughrail and cut away to receive the basal flanges of the.

through rail, and means for locking the rails together.

6. A railway crossing comprising a through crossing rail provided uponits opposite sides with longitudinal ribs and also with basal flanges,intersecting crossing rail sections abutting against the throughcrossing rail and also provided with longitudinal ribs and basalflanges, reinforcing and guard rails applied to the crossing rails, thesaid reinforcing and guard rails resting upon the basal flanges andhaving an interlocking connection with the ribs, and means for securingthe rails together.

7.' A railway crossing comprising a through crossing rail, intersectingcrossing rail sec tions abutting against the through crossing rail, thesaid crossing rails being provided with longitudinal ribs and basalflanges and the ends of the intersecting crossing rail sections beingnotched to receive the ribs of the through rail and cut away to receivethe basal flanges of.the through rail, reinforcing and guard railsapplied to the crossing rails, the said reinforcing and guard railsresting upon the basal flanges of the crossing rail and having aninterlocking connection with the ribs of the crossing rails, and meansfor securing the rails together.

8. A railway crossing comprising a through crossing rail, intersectingcrossing rail sections abutting against the through rail, the saidcrossing rails being formed with longitudinal ribs and basal flanges andthe intersecting crossing rail sections having-the ends thereof notchedto receive the ribs of the through rail and cut away -to receive thebasal flanges of the through rail, guard and reinforcing rails appliedto the crossing rails, the said guard and' reinforcing rails restingupon the flanges of the crossing rail and having an interlockingconnection with the ribs of the crossing rails, angle pieces fitted tothe corners of the crossing, and bolts cooperating with the angle piecesto lock the rails together.

9. In a railway crossing, the combination of a pair of intersectingrails, the said rails being provided upon their sides with longitudinalribs and one of the rails having the lower portion thereof notched whilethe opposite rail has the upper portion thereof notched, and anglepieces of channel formation for receiving the ribs upon the sides of lthe said angle pieces having a channel formathe rails tion to receivethe before mentioned longi- 10. In a railway crossing, the combinationtudinal ribs. of a pair of intersecting rails, the said rails Intestimony whereof I afliX my signature 5 being provided upon theiropposite sides in presence of two witnesses.

with basal flanges and longitudinally extend- ARTHUR HOSMER. [L' S] ingribs, the upper portion of one of the rails being notched while thelower portion of the Witnesses:

opposite rail is correspondingly notched, and J. D. COLLETT, 10 anglepieces resting upon the basal flanges, O. C. JONES.

